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Posted by: Recon Number 54
Posted by: MCs Brother
I don't like it. Before, a stickied thread was something that captured your attention. Now, the same threads that would be stickied above the rest are down here in the muck with everything else, subject to thread death and getting knocked off the page by garbage. Plus, people are more likely to read a thread that's first in line, above all the rest. Most people aren't going to bother reading a single locked thread. Take the forum rules threads for example. You can hardly tell if anyone reads them.
I understand. And you are right.
The reduced visibility of the "classic sticky" is the most apparent downside of this.
What I am uncertain of, is if a thread with links can be "high profile" enough to encourage more traffic and visits to the good threads. I am hoping that over the next few days the regulars in the stickied threads can tell me if the threads are getting more or less traffic and participation than they did in the old way.
If they get less, then it's possible that this method actually harms the threads of note. That would be a bad thing in my mind and all the reason I would need to terminate this experiment. If they get equal or more traffic, then it's a good thing and we should consider why it is and how we can improve.
I appreciate your honesty and candor. I hope that I don't appear to be debating. Thank you very much for pointing out your observations and taking the time to help make (or keep) the forums a better place for our fellow members.
Yeah. You've got some very good points. I think the best thing to do is just wait and see if it works or not. Also, I apologize if I came off as hostile in my original post. My intent was not to totally bash the idea, just state my opinion on it.